Inkscape Essential Training
With Mike Rankin
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Duration: 5h 16m
Skill level: Beginner
Released: 2/25/2021
Course details
Create great vector graphics with Inkscape, the open-source illustration software. In this course, Mike Rankin, a design professional for over 25 years, covers everything from creating new documents to outputting files for print and the web. Follow along to learn how to work with vector paths; draw shapes; add colors, patterns, and gradients to drawings; transform objects by scaling, rotating, and skewing; and creating special effects with the software's nondestructive filters. You don't need any prior experience with Illustrator or other drawing apps to get the most out of this course. Just download Inkscape and start following along.
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Contents
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What is Inkscape?2m 19s
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Understanding the SVG file format2m 36s
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Touring the Inkscape interface5m 50s
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Exploring the Inkscape toolbox2m 17s
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Creating new documents2m 25s
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Importing documents from Adobe Illustrator4m 56s
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Editing document properties3m 5s
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Editing global Inkscape preferences5m 7s
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Using Undo History3m 36s
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Drawing with the Pen tool8m 39s
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Using the Node tool4m 52s
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Understanding node types4m 13s
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Joining and splitting paths1m 44s
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Drawing with the Pencil tool3m 6s
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Understanding shapes and paths4m 36s
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Creating spirals2m 40s
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Creating rectangles4m 35s
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Creating ellipses2m 25s
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Creating stars and polygons2m 10s
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Drawing with the Calligraphy tool6m 5s
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Creating diagram connectors4m 34s
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Erasing paths2m 58s
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Selecting objects6m 22s
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Grouping objects3m 58s
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Moving objects2m 44s
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Controlling the stacking order3m 28s
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Scaling objects4m 45s
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Rotating objects3m 8s
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Skewing objects4m 2s
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Using the Tweak tool4m 15s
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Hiding and showing objects2m 45s
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Aligning and distributing objects5m 12s
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Arranging objects in a grid1m 31s
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Working with object clones5m 37s
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Using clipping paths and masks4m 12s
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Using the XML Editor4m 17s
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Adding fills to your objects3m 8s
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Understanding fill rules3m 4s
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Adding strokes to your objects5m 13s
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Working with linear gradients3m 40s
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Working with radial gradients3m 34s
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Working with mesh gradients5m 55s
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Working with patterns4m 6s
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Working with swatches3m 18s
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Working with stroke styles3m 29s
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Working with dashed and dotted strokes2m 25s
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Using the Dropper tool to sample and apply colors2m 49s
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Creating blurs2m 16s
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What’s included
- Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
- Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone
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